Weld fabricated valve



No v. 2s, 1944.-

O. M. CARLSON WELD FABR I CATED VALVE Filed Sept. 4, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 liza/e70 Nov. 28, 1944. O M, CARLSON WELD FABRIGA'IEDVALVE Filed Sept. 4, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ricatedvalves-of i Weld fabricated valves have been manufactured :ifor a numberof yeai's in competition with the heavier cast valves. There are numerousadvanwhere in which light weight is an 1 sideratiomthe weld fabridatedYaWejhaS been fa- H vorably received. ricated valves have not encounteredin 3 cast metal valves. n'ionpractice at both ends to the desired diameters and then i r v acetylene torch dd d I relativelyrough welding edges oriboth parts required a special'milli'ng or other expensiveflnish Patented 1 4 1 Otto Carlson,

a 2,363,943 a WE D rsnaronanvliLvaT '1 p Chicago, Ill.,assig'norto Crane l i .00., Chicago; 111., a corporationvol Illinois v 7 Application September 4,;1942

arms. (011 151561 improved I s r objects the provision ing its course of manufacture this general type tages in favor of welded valves butperha'ps most important is that thelattermaybe madeor con I-rsiderably vlighter weig'ht material than thecast valvesand therefore greatly reduce the overall However," heretofore jw eldf fabto use a piece of steel tubingswagedv mg operationinorder to perrnitthe i suajl bridge or diaphragm wall relatively EXDEl'lSlVe but because of the irregu larity of form automatic machine operationsare vention to eliminate; prior, expensive machining operations as well as to avoid the necessity for a welding more than twol separate parts at any; one

thereby dispensing with the use of costly Another important object of this venti n i m providea fabricated valve casing or the flike adaptedto be welded into aunitary assembly necessitating only a minimum of machining after the parts have ben preformed or shaped prior to welding.

A further important object of my inventionls important coni many of the i come apparent fromthe disclosures inconnection a I withlthe; following p vention. a a a l p is a sectional viewtaken on the line 2-1 w tFigJ t a a Fig.3 is a perspective exterior view drone of the V v used for the valve body Fabrication shown in Figs; 1 and presented af number of rela-i 1 tively difficult manufacturing problems ordinarily the courseof manufacture of -=For example, it has been comwith the-usual result that the to be Welded betweenthe sea lected parts of the swaged tubing. It is wellacceptedjthat such milling operations are notonly not practicable and therefore promotedelayed Production; a 3 It is therefore an important objectof imy inanimproved appearance d I Other and further important objects will benovel swaged pipesectiohs to provide a weld valve casing-in which 7 d welds; are internally positionedgior "grea rlstren'g'th andalso" in thereby outwardly. Y

specificationand theYaccom- "p'ah'v w ai wh a Fig.1 isaverticaljse weld fabricated valve bodyl lllu'strativeiot my in- Fig. 4 is a perspective exterior view of the novel member constituting described in connection a with within the sections Fig.3.

l Fig.5 is a perspective exterior; viewof thev alve beforejbeingvwelded to the 1 bonnet nozzle member valvelcasing assembly.

ofthedrawings.

Like referencenumeralsfrefer tolilreiparts in u the respectiveviews I Eighl of the drawings, the refer- A w in v v encenumeral I indicates generallya section of pipe or tubing swaged at one' ejnd to smaller diameter to form the inlet and outlet of a globe valve bodyor the like, as shown atYthe reduced portion 2. or tubing is are weldedto fo'rrn fore the two swaged pipe i sections" I are welded together, however; a half sectionofi the bridgewall or valve diaphragm '6 ofthe shape'shownin Fig. 4 is welded within each swaged pipe section It as more clearly d respectively, the annular seat receiving portion of indicatedin Fig: lfati and-1 the diaphragm 8 being designatedby the numeral 3 1. While line welds 3 and 4 are shown as extending on both sidesof the diaphragm v6,-it isobvious that suchwelds may be applied onlyto a.

single sidegif hand swaged pipe section the peripheral portion oi the bridge-wall 61S welded tolthe inner curved wall of the swaged pipe section at a location intermedlate the large and small end diameters oi the swaz ed pipe section. ;In completing the valve resent ahalf section of the ibridgee wall or valve diaphragm before being. welded The generalfshape of the swaged pipe shown more clearly inyFigt 3. At the v of the sections I whichfareidentical in shape aridsize are nsedto form "thebody of a unitary valve casing; Be-i desired. Asvindicated, in the left 2 V 2,ses,94s

diaphragm-the other half of the bridge-wall secshining operationsfis required on this novel weld tion which is identical to the firstmentioned part fabricated valve. The larger portion of the mais lnvertedand welded to the right hand body secchining required constitutes the relatively simple, tion of the valve as shown in Fig. '1. Thus, as fiat milling of the ends of the swaged pipe ends previously mentioned generally, in the case of the 5 1 and one end of the bonnet nozzle l6, includ swaged pipe sections I, each bridge-wall section ing the bonnet flange l8 and the end flanges is identical to the other half portion, thereby re- 2l22. The lower end of the bonnet nozzle is sulting in greater ease of assembly and in lower machined to follow closely the outer contour of costs of manufacture because of the reduction of the valve body surface. Welded valves of this forming dies to a minimum. It will be noted that 10 type have been made from one piece of pipe or similarly the opposite half section bridge-wall 6 tubing swaged at both ends andthen subsequently is welded to the swaged pipe'at the lower portion cut into; two parts having irregular edges or thereof and is also positioned between the large surfaces making milling operations impracticable.

and small end diameters of the swaged pipe or However even conceding that such a diflicult optubing section. The net result is that the seat eration was done by milling it then became necesportions 1 'of the bridge-wall half section-form sary to hold the bridge wall accurately andto a horizontal partition with an aperture thereweld it between two portions of swaged pipe. through as indicated at). A weldingring B This procedure led to troubles resulting from the arcllately extending and substantially semi-cir attempt to hold three separate. parts properly cular in shape in positioned internallyof the junc- 0 fixed while a Weld was being made. A'holding ture between the adjoining sections of the swaged jig which would accommodate the threeseparate pipe and acts as a back-up or supportingring for' 'partsfor a single weld was relatively complicated a the welding together ofthe swaged pipe sections. and expensive to manufacture. In the present If'desir'd', on certain sizes of valves, for example, welded valve casing procedure of I my invention e D ring may be d p se w t else at no time are more than two pieces welded to instead of bein W lded Qnboth edges, as indigetherin ,a single we1d,.thereby eliminating the f cated, it maybe "held simply y' t e outer weld use of-theprior expensive jigs for holding the i a, by' which 'rn'eans t e alve o y w ld d: I several parts of the fabricatedvalve during'the Preferably at this stage of the procedure an aperv preliminary weld assembly.

ture II is cut eit e by fl or other m n i The invention s not limited to the specific coni the tep p th Welded body formed by the structions shown for many modifications may be joining of the twoswag d pip gse t T made without departing from the spiritand scope ease of entry provided by t ap e U P of this invention as defined in the appended Y form a unitary partition or diaphragm, as shown 1 1m ing the unitary bridge or diaphragm within the,

by't e d at 2 in Fig.1- S equent to.fform- 1. Aweld fabricatedvalve casing comprising, in

i combination, a pair ofidentical swaged tubular casing I, a b y seat r I3 s preferably pl sections welded together to form the inletfancl 3 within the aperture II and welded at the upper utl t of th aid va1ve, a air of angulariplate pe ip y th epert in the bridge, as S ow 40 members ,relieved to form "acommon aperture at M. The se tvrin'e' m f y b j sp d wi i therebetween andwelded-to an interior surface such cases in which the seat itse f y. be made of said swaged tubular sections, a substantially in-te'eal with the bridge W l or, if desired, .the semi-circular supporting member within the said. i seat may be laid in, as it iS termed, with a special casing positioned at the juncture tr .the weld e tin metal by means of an acetylene torch or joining the said swaged tubular sections; the

the like. t p opposite end portions of the said supporting mem- V The next operation lies in applying the bonnet berter'minating in a plane just below the weld nozzle I6 of saddle-like form,-as'shown in Fig. 5, joining the angular plate members adjacentthe tothe valve'body. As shown in Fig, 1, the bonnet common aperture therebetween t nozzle 1 6 surrounds the aperture I l for its weld- 2. A weld fabricated valve casing comprising, in

, ing connection at 20. 'Asindicated, the curved combin"ation,la plurality of identicalwelded seclower portion-ll'ofjthe bonnetnozzle I6 is adapted 'tions of. swaged pipe, a plurality of identical to fitthe saddlefformed periphery of theaperture welded "sections of angular plates comprising a "erably made inthe upper portion of the valve l l relatively closely. The latter aperture is pref-.

said swaged pipe sections, the welded sections bridge wall and welded to inner portions ofthe body'by suitable cutting out of metal preferably a of the said swaged pipe forming an aperturea afterthe welding togetherof the'two swaged pipe .tubu lar membersurrounding the aperturer ofthe sections 1 has been completed, although obviously said swag'ed pipe sections and welded to'a porit couldbe done beforehand, if desired. Next a tionrof both of the said. swaged' pipe sections,

bonnet flange 181s thereupon weldedto the upper a unitary seat ring weldably. secured to -a 'flat" annular portion of the bonnet nozzle, as shown portion of; the angular plate bridge .wall; a popin Figs. 1 and 2,,as: at for connection to the tion of the weld for connecting the said seat ring bonnet or yokeand other valve trimm ngs ot to ,the said angular plates :also "serving" to con- S w necessary a uating t e valve. nect the said angular plates with eachother at Eachof theend flanges 2| and is adapted alocation in axial alignment with the aperture to be welded to-the reduced swaged pipe sections of ,theswagedpipe' sections.

a hown at 2 3 and 24 and 26 and 21 respectively, 3. A weld fabricated valve casing comprising for providing the usual end connectionsto a pipe identical sections of 'swaged pipe to form theiniet line (not Shown): Obviously he ne in and outlet respectively; identical'angular plate which .these pipe connections are made is not sections forming a valve diaphragm welded on s 'a d accordin y may be a ed in S bothsidesinteriorly to'the said swaged, secing screwed, Welded, brazed or other connections, tions, the said angular plate section's being weld joined and forming an aperture interrupting. an I as. desired. i

,It-is evident that a minimum number of ma- '75 upper surface of the weldedfassembly thereofto form a seat therefor, the said'swaged' pipe sections forming an aperture in substantial alignment axially with the aperture of the angular plate sections, a tubular extension welded to the phragm portion.

the interior of the said tubular reducing sections to form a diaphragm portion for the valve body and having complementary substantially semicircular relieved portions to form conjointly a seat and a port in the diaphragm portion, the said plate members being welded together, the seat and port in the diaphragm portion being in substantial axial alignment with said side outi let aperture of the said tubular reducing sections; the side outlet aperture being substantially not greater in diameter than the port in the diao'rro M. CARLSON. 

